Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.80/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$193.80

130 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	199.79	1,006	56
Medium and Large 2	484	189.84	919	49
Medium and Large 3	431	188.13	811	25

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $195 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale130 hd

193.80

—

AL average12 barns · 1,278 hd

203.64

−9.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,481	107.56	1,592	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	101.26	1,540	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	98.39	1,240	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	83.77	900	38

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,012	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$848	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,450	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	194.15/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,041	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	211.46/cwt	210.00–216.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	201.54/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	193.80/cwt	190.00–199.00	907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	200.35/cwt	197.00–202.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	149.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	213.62/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	179.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	170.35/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	170.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	222.98/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,068	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	211.93/cwt	208.00–216.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	203.96/cwt	200.00–208.00	938	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	212.95/cwt	208.00–216.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	253.95/cwt	252.00–256.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	247.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	184.44/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	231.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	223.07/cwt	218.00–228.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	203.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,083	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	198.60/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,168	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	89.94/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,035	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	96.99/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,449	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	97.17/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,195	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,176	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	83.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	72.48/cwt	70.00–75.00	705	12
Bulls	—	—	1,768	115.53/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,043	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	107.94/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	102.88/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,335	13
Bulls	—	—	1,205	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,253	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,011.67/head	980.00–1,075.00	1,012	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	848.00/head	740.00–920.00	848	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	207.59/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,009	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	171.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	167.27/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	178.42/cwt	175.00–182.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	191.62/cwt	185.00–195.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	178.02/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	182.02/cwt	177.00–187.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	206.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	214.52/cwt	212.00–218.00	905	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	209.81/cwt	205.00–212.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	190.00/cwt	185.00–192.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	202.94/cwt	200.00–207.00	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	184.24/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,173	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon May 8, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 676Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 112Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	205.00	205.00
4	—	575	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	190.00–197.00	194.15
16	—	431	210.00–216.00	211.46
3	—	672	167.00–172.00	170.35
14	—	460	200.00–208.00	203.96
3	—	610	177.00–180.00	178.02
4	—	579	182.00–185.00	184.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	190.00–199.00	193.80
4	—	623	160.00–165.00	162.43
2	—	733	145.00–155.00	149.91
7	—	573	165.00–175.00	170.59
5	—	373	208.00–216.00	212.95
2	—	518	177.00–187.00	182.02
12	—	407	200.00–207.00	202.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	197.00–202.00	200.35
7	—	474	175.00–185.00	179.34
2	—	543	160.00–167.00	163.52
3	—	338	205.00–210.00	206.60
10	—	426	185.00–192.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	200.00–203.00	201.54
6	—	542	212.00–222.00	213.62
8	—	479	222.00–230.00	222.98
2	—	580	208.00–210.00	209.02
2	—	333	245.00–250.00	247.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	220.00	220.00
1	—	515	236.00	236.00
1	—	670	195.00	195.00
4	—	365	252.00–256.00	253.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	177.00	177.00
6	—	428	208.00–216.00	211.93
2	—	710	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	182.00–187.00	184.44
10	—	531	200.00–210.00	203.95
6	—	561	192.00–200.00	198.60
2	—	660	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	230.00–240.00	231.54
4	—	370	218.00–228.00	223.07
8	—	486	205.00–212.00	207.59
16	—	422	212.00–218.00	214.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	170.00–175.00	171.73
2	—	710	155.00–165.00	159.96
4	—	670	165.00–168.00	167.27
4	—	465	175.00–182.00	178.42
3	—	433	185.00–195.00	191.62
6	—	335	205.00–212.00	209.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,151	86.00–91.00	89.94
4	—	956	80.00–85.00	83.67
12	—	973	70.00–75.00	72.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	104.00–107.00	105.52
4	—	1,494	96.00–100.00	96.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,230	96.00–98.00	97.17
7	—	1,265	93.00	93.00
13	—	1,298	101.00–105.00	102.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	115.00–116.00	115.53
5	—	1,641	107.00–110.00	107.94
5	—	1,205	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	980.00–1,075.00	1,011.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	740.00–920.00	848.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,287.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle